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The Grey-Bruce Catholic District School Board heard about the importance of music in the schools at its regular board meeting Oct. 25.

Caroline Renaud, teacher at St. Joseph’s School in Port Elgin and representing music teachers from across the board, thanked the board for its support in the past and encouraged it to continue to support music and the arts in all of the schools.

Renaud shared results from a 2010 survey of the state of music education in Canadian schools by the Coalition for Music. The survey concluded that there are many perceived benefits of music education, and that funding of music education is a key challenge in schools and has not kept pace with demand. 

Qualified music educators are crucial in creating and implementing strong, sustainable music programs, and schools across the country identify a need to invest in music facilities, instruments and equipment.

For details of this presentation and more highlights from the board meeting, click here

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Tuesday, November 01, 2011